Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Palea ; Meylan, 1987
Species:	P. steindachneri
Binomial name
	Palea steindachneri; (Siebenrock, 1906)
Synonyms
	Aspidonectes californiana; Rivers, 1889 (nomen suppressum); Pelodiscus californianus; — Baur, 1893; Aspidonectes californiensis; O.P. Hay, 1904 (ex errore); Trionyx steindachneri; Siebenrock, 1906; (nomen conservandum); Amyda steindachneri; — K.P. Schmidt, 1927; Palea steindachneri; — Meylan, 1987; Trionix steindachneri; — Richard, 1999; Pelodiscus steindachneri; — Pritchard, 2001;

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The wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri) is an endangered species of softshell turtle and the only member of the genus Palea.^[1]

Etymology

P. steindachneri is native to southeastern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Laos, and Vietnam, but has also been introduced to Hawaii and Mauritius.^[1]

The species is endangered by poaching for human consumption^[2] (it is also raised in Vietnamese turtle farms).^[5]

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↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ( (Palea steindachneri) p. 252).
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v t e Turtle family Trionychidae
Genus	Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae
Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle
Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle
Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
	Species of the subfamily Trionychinae
Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle
Apalone	Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle
Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle
Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle
Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Pelochelys	Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle
Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Trionyx	African softshell turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.

Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Palea^[1] Meylan, 1987 ^[1]
Species:	P. steindachneri
Binomial name
*Palea steindachneri* (Siebenrock, 1906)^[1]
Synonyms^[3]
Aspidonectes californiana Rivers, 1889 (nomen suppressum) Pelodiscus californianus — Baur, 1893 Aspidonectes californiensis O.P. Hay, 1904 (ex errore) Trionyx steindachneri Siebenrock, 1906 (nomen conservandum) Amyda steindachneri — K.P. Schmidt, 1927 Palea steindachneri — Meylan, 1987 Trionix steindachneri — Richard, 1999 Pelodiscus steindachneri — Pritchard, 2001